Rail-lifter



1. STIMATZE.

RAH. LiFTER.

APPLlCATlON FILED FEB. 2l, 1920.

Patented. Aug. 31, 1929:.

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JOHN B.- STIIVIATZE, F ST. JOI-IN, KANSAS.

RAIL-LIETER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed February 21, 1520. Serial No. 360,375.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN B. STIMATZE a citizen of the United States, residing at t. John, in the county of Stalord and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Rail-Liiters, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relatesto means for facilitating the carrying of railway rails and the like and the principal object of the invention is to provide a handle bar having a holding member depending` therefrom which is provided with a recess for receiving the rail.

rllhis invention also consists in certain other features oi' construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device.

F ig. 2 is a sectional view showing how the handle is fastened to the supporting part.

In these views l indicates the handle which is preferably made of a round bar approximately five feet long. The ends of the bar are formed to t the hand so that it can be easily lifted by a man at each end. The central part of this bar has secured thereto the upper end or' a plate 2 which is preferably formed with an eye 3 at its upper end to receive the handle bar. This plate is provided with an opening' 4 which is wider at its bottom than at its top and the sides converged as shown. rlhis opening is made large enough to allow the rail to be passed through it. y

lt will thus be seen that a rail can easily be carried by four men using two of my devices, one at each end thereof.

lt is thought from the .foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that l may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope ofthe appended claims.

W7 hat l claim is:

l. A device of the class described comprisin a handle member and a plate carried thereby and having a rail receiving opening therein.

2. A device of the class described comprising a bar having a handle formed at each end thereof, a plate having its upper end connected with the central part or' the bar and having an opening therein to receive the rail. l

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN B. STMATZE; 

